Why the 2004 election and 2012 election were really similer

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Both president inherited Crises in their beginning of their admistration(Bush 9/11, Obama- Housing Market Collapse)

Both Presidents were extremely popular in their first couple years and approval had started to go down after their 3rd year

The opposing party had nominated candidates who were known as flip flopers and moved their positions significantly to the left or right to win the primary and back to the center after being nominated

Both Bush and Obama put up a strong convention compared to the other's party weak convention to take a solid lead

Both Bush and Obama used the crises they inherited in the beginning of the presidency to attack the other candidate( Bush- That mindset led to 9/11, Obama - Those policies caused the worst Recession since the Depression)

Both Obama and Bush had controversial actions in the presidency which polarized the nation( Bush- Invasion of Iraq, Obama- Obama Care, Huge Increase in Domestic Spending)

Both Obama and Bush lost their significant leads due to a horrendous first debate

Both Cheney and Biden stopped Kerry and Romney's Momentum at the Vice Presidential Debates

Both Kerry and Romney failed to capitalize on Bush and Obama's first debate due to poor 2nd and third debates

Both Obama and Bush had approval a little less then 50 %

 the other parties voters shows up in record numbers and huge enthusiasm  to defeat Obama and Bush

Despite that Bush and Obama win with 51% of the vote